Abarth factory driver Giandomenico Basso will go into the final day of the Sanremo Rally tomorrow holding second place and in a perfect position to wrap up the Italian Rally Championship title

Photo Gallery: Intercontinental Rally Challenge Rd 7, 49th Sanremo Rally, Leg 1 - Grande Punto Abarth S2000

After the first four stages of the Rallye Sanremo were completed last night, Giandomenico Basso is leading the Abarth team's battle for honours, and lies just two seconds off the rally lead

Abarth factory driver Andrea Navarra has said that the level of competition on the IRC series in Sanremo this week is going to be so high that there could be up to 15 winners of his home event

Abarth has a long standing tradition of records and victories and now with a competitive car with a racing destiny, and through the Racing Division, the Grande Punto Abarth S2000 is a rallying winner

The rebirth of the legendary Abarth concern has been one of the most exciting projects launched by Fiat in recent years and its instant sporting success is reflected in Frankfurt by the Grande Punto S2000

62nd Frankfurt IAA Photo Gallery: Grande Punto Abarth S2000

Abarth will be out in force on the Sanremo Rally at the end of this month as they battle on two fronts: Andrea Navarra will be heading the IRC push while Giandomenico Basso will hope to wrap up the Italian title

The Rally de la Montaña, held on the twisty and demanding roads in the mountains of Córdoba in Argentina, was the ideal opportunity to present the new Scuderia Storica Alfa Romeo Argentina

Photo Gallery: Rally de la Montaña - Scuderia Storico Alfa Romeo Argentina

A stunning win for Giandomenico Basso on the 43rd Rally del Friuli e delle Alpi Orientali yesterday sees the factory Abarth driver rapidly closing in on the Italian Rally Championship title

Giandomenico Basso will take the start ramp of the 43rd Rally del Friuli e delle Alpi Orientali tomorrow morning aiming to extend his advantage at the top of the Italian championship leaderboard

Photo Gallery: 36th Barum Rally Zlín - Grande Punto Abarth S2000 (II)

Abarth's push for the Intercontinental Rally Challenge drivers' and manufacturers' titles suffered a setback on the Barum Rally Zlín this weekend with Andrea Navarra the best placed finisher in 7th

Privateer Grande Punto Abarth driver Freddy Loix leads the 36th Barum Rally Zlín at the end of leg one after a thrilling battle with Peugeot’s Enrique Garcia Ojeda over the final two stages

Photo Gallery: 36th Barum Rally Zlín - Grande Punto Abarth S2000 (I)

The Barum Rally Zlín got underway with a ceremonial start in the town of Zlín last night, followed by the opening 'superspecial' stage in the town centre where first-corner drama hit Abarth's Anton Alén

The Abarth factory team's bid to win the Barum Rally Zlín will get underway this evening at 9PM when the rally's opening superspecial stage takes place next to Rally HQ at Pod Velkým Kinem

Anton Alén has been drafted into the Abarth team for next weekend's Barum Rally Zlín, offering the youngster the chance to begin emulate his Finnish father's famous success on asphalt surfaces

With just 10 days to go to the 37th Barum Rally Zlín, former FIA European Champion Renato Travaglia has confirmed that he will switch to the Grande Punto Abarth S2000 for the IRC-counting event

The Grande Punto Abarth was in World Rally Championship action at the weekend as Anton Alén mixed it up with more powerful cars in the Super2000 machine on the fast gravel surfaces in Finland

04.08.2007

Giandomenico Basso has won the Rali Vinho da Madeira for the second consecutive year at the wheel of a factory Grande Punto Abarth after taking the rally lead on the first loop of stages on Friday

04.08.2007

Photo Gallery: Intercontinental Rally Challenge, Rd 5 - 48th Rali Vinho da Madeira, Leg 1

04.08.2007

After an opening day of mixed surface conditions Abarth factory driver Giandomenico Basso takes a half minute advantage at the front into today's final 9 stages of the Rali Vinho da Madeira

03.08.2007

Disaster struck the Abarth team this morning as IRC championship leader Andrea Navarra retired from the Rali Vinho da Madeira before the first stage of the day has even started